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Kayla_0726's avatar
3 years ago
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Sims 4 crashing in CAS

My game is running fine. However, when I am in CAS for at least 5 minutes the game crashes. I removed all of my cc and script mods but it is still crashing. Repaired the game and removed localthumbcatche about five times now and it is still crashing. Included dxdiag 

  • @Kayla_0726 Part (or maybe all) of the problem could be lack of free space on the storage device. The page file or more commonly called swap file or virtual memory is space on the storage device. Your page file is about 6 + 13 Gb = 19Gb. subtract that from the 45Gb free space on your storage device and that leaves about 26 Gb space on the storage device for temp files. While the page file gives and takes depending on what is going on, this amount is finite. Once you run out of page file the next thing that will happen will probably not be good. The size of the page file can be 1.5 times to 4 times the amount of memory your computer has at the time the operating system is installed. That's 1.5 X 16gb = 24Gb and yours is 6Gb + 13Gb = 19Gb. You have 45Gb free space on your primary (boot) device. So you have about 26Gb of free space on your storage device (give or take). The operating system (Windows) can adjust this as  necessary but this is a finite resource.. A good rule is to leave at least 20% free on your primary storage device (I didn't just make that up).  IMO you need to free up space on your primary storage device.

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  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    3 years ago

    @Kayla_0726 Part (or maybe all) of the problem could be lack of free space on the storage device. The page file or more commonly called swap file or virtual memory is space on the storage device. Your page file is about 6 + 13 Gb = 19Gb. subtract that from the 45Gb free space on your storage device and that leaves about 26 Gb space on the storage device for temp files. While the page file gives and takes depending on what is going on, this amount is finite. Once you run out of page file the next thing that will happen will probably not be good. The size of the page file can be 1.5 times to 4 times the amount of memory your computer has at the time the operating system is installed. That's 1.5 X 16gb = 24Gb and yours is 6Gb + 13Gb = 19Gb. You have 45Gb free space on your primary (boot) device. So you have about 26Gb of free space on your storage device (give or take). The operating system (Windows) can adjust this as  necessary but this is a finite resource.. A good rule is to leave at least 20% free on your primary storage device (I didn't just make that up).  IMO you need to free up space on your primary storage device.

  • Kayla_0726's avatar
    Kayla_0726
    3 years ago

    I figured that's what was causing the problem. I've been meaning to upgrade my memory. Thank you so much!

  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    3 years ago

    @Kayla_0726  I just bought a Samsung 980 M.2 MVNe 512Gb for $59.99 at Micro Center. with a 1Tb data drive for a new build I'm working on. You can clone the old drive or just do a clean install. If you have a Microsoft account should be no problem. I got caught with none of my computers (I have more then a few) that will run Win 11. I guess that's Microsofts way of telling me it's time to upgrade (I was going to upgrade soon anyway). I'm guessing you may be able to just add another MVNe card and use it as a data drive. Good luck and happy gaming